A Gentleman in Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow

2016 • 512 pages

Ratings339

Average rating4.2

15

I borrowed this one from the Libby app on audiobook, at the same time I had quite a few other holds come through. When this one came through first, I decided to start it first, but this has been a slog to get through and I find myself reading and finishing other books, trying to come back to this one, and moving on once again. I'm running into an issue here because the book is beautifully written, it's charming, and it's a comfort read for sure. That being said, I'm probably just not in the mindset for this book right now, it's slow, it's boring, and the descriptions are just too much. This would make a beautiful movie or series, but as a book it's just so dense. Normally, I love me a good slow burn, but it's not that nothing is happening, exactly, but that the things that are happening, are just told in such a calm way that nothing in this book, excites me, and I find myself not really being invested with the characters.

I understand all of the glowing reviews, and I may come back to try to finish this one day, but for now I'm marking it as DNF 30%

January 11, 2023